Hajime Kindaichi

High school student Hajime Kindaichi is unmotivated lazy and a little lecherous much to the exasperation of childhood friend Miyuki Nanase. However only a few people see his great intelligence and deductive prowess by his 180 IQ possibly inherited from his grandfather private detective Kosuke Kindaichi. His catchphrases are In the name of my grandfather... when he commits himself to solving a murder mystery and This mystery is solved indicating to readers that they are now in possession of all facts needed to correctly deduce the killers identity and methods. He is also an accomplished sleight of hand artist. He is billed to have been quite unpopular with girls but his kindness has in fact captured the hearts of many female characters throughout the story such as Miyuki Nanase Reika Hayame and Sakura Gozo. Despite his clumsiness and myriad other flaws he is a loyal friend and a firstrate detective.